Quote Originally Posted by Sollux View Post
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Tl;dr, Pots are profitable BECAUSE they're used so often, max-pots are not a timesink unless you make them one, and yield IS the biggest issue.

Amen. Your example is also being overly generous with how many pots people would use per week. Loads of people I know doing progression aren't using the best pots until they have nailed a strat down. Xpots etc are used in order to simulate pot timing.